New Paltz in Ulster County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Walloon Church

By Howard C. Ohlhous, September 17, 2007

1. Walloon Church Marker

Inscription.

Site ofWalloon Church
Built of logs, first
church-school, 1683,
first church of stone 1717.
Called "Our French Church".
Precursor Reformed Church.

Erected 1935 by New York State Education Department.

Location. 41° 45.036′ N, 74° 5.306′ W. Marker is in New Paltz, New York, in Ulster County. Marker is on Huguenot, on the right when traveling north. Click for map. Marker is at the edge of the cemetery. Marker is in this post office area: New Paltz NY 12561, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Die Pfalz (within shouting distance of this marker); Jean Hasbrouck House (within shouting distance of this marker); New Paltz Patentees (within shouting distance of this marker); 1799 House (within shouting distance of this marker); Deyo House (within shouting distance of this marker); New Paltz (within shouting distance of this marker but has been reported missing); Dubois House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bevier House (about 500 feet away). Click for a list of all markers in New Paltz.

By Howard C. Ohlhous, September 17, 2007

2. Walloon Church Marker

By Howard C. Ohlhous, September 17, 2007

3. Walloon Church

French Church of 1717, reconstructed in 1972. Gravestones in the foreground. The graves of the original patentees are in this cemetery.

Credits. This page originally submitted on February 24, 2008, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. This page has been viewed 1,085 times since then. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on February 24, 2008, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.